What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Clinical Services position at TERRACE HOME HEALTH INDEPENDENCE LLC?
Director of Clinical Services
Working Conditions: Be able to tolerate exposure to elements including, but not limited to, odors, blood, body fluids and excrements, adverse environmental conditions, and hazardous materials. Transportation: Must have a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.
Essential Functions:. Participates in developing standards which ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families. Has joint responsibility with the Administrator for seeing that standards are met. Participates in developing objectives for Home Health. Is responsible for seeing that objectives are implemented. Consults with the Administrator to determine a staffing pattern which will accomplish stated objectives and promote maximum level of utilization of personnel. Is responsible for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating service personnel. Participates in planning for the orientation of new employees. Conducts selected orientation classes. Plans and arranges for consultation needs of staff; prepares and maintains current policies and procedures which meet Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation standards, state, and federal laws, etc. and implements; revises concurrently. Displays a willingness to support the policies and procedures and uses appropriate channels for change of such policies; establishes criteria and procedures for selection, promotion, and termination of employment of service personnel. Participates in establishing the functions and qualifications for each service position; coordinates interdisciplinary team services: • Assures ongoing assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary group plan of care. • Assures physician approval of plans for continuity of medical care. • Provides individual or group support concerning job related stress or issues. Organizes Home Health Team to delineate and delegate authority, functional responsibility, lines of relationship and communication to provide safe and therapeutically effective service. Participates in coordinating Home Health services with services of other community agencies.
Requirements:
- Must have current Compact RN license with a minimum of two years management experience
- Experience working in Home Health preferred
- Critical thinking/problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, proven ability to create and maintain a cohesive, effective team
- Available at all times during operating hours
- Understand business growth, financial management, personnel management
- Must be organized, able to multitask, and delegate when appropriate